THE SECOND ADVENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15133, 25 October 1912, Page 4

THE SECOND ADVENT.

COMING OF GREAT TEACHER. BRINGING HARMONY AND . • TRUTH. v , BELIEF OF THE O.S.E. ~/ Theee are many people who at the presenf are seeing much in the " .sigris .of ( m times." The. Second Advent ■;is; to .m heralded by " wars: and rumours of wars. , The present: stale of unrest preyadin| throughout tho civilised world; is be.d by certain people to portend the appearance of >:&'■: great • World Teacher. ; -i Hindu, preachers in large numbers, as well 'as others/,are preaching hie imminent 'advent.'.-'-' ' v' ' In this connection a society called tho Order of the Star in the East has been formed. 7 Founded at; the beginning of 1911 at ■■ Benaree, in ■ India, this unique society is now represented by large numbers in" all parts of the world. It has a numerous membership in Auckland. Though primarily;; a Theosophical ; society, : it embraces all and sundry in its memberi ship, the only qualification being, a belief in the near coming of a Great Teacher for . tho helping of the . world. There are, no rules and no subscriptions, and representatives of all creeds and, beliefs may be, and are, members without abandoning any convictions:..; previously held." It is designed by the eociety -that those still on this physical plane shall cooperate in creating an atmosphere of welcome and reverence for the Teacher when he appears, while those who have passed to higher planes may .unite as an instrument of service for his use. ! ; In connection with this anticipated advent, it is not held by the members of the Star of the East that the end of the world is imminent in the y. usual sense of that phrase. ' On the contrary, they hold that geological and archaeological -science [ alike suggest an age-long past.for humanity, a past of hundreds of thousands of years, perhaps millions. i A boundless past suggests to them a similar future, both for this planet' and for its inhabitants. Further, their belief is that if the world be, so to speak, a school for the training .of humanity, its purpose can' hardly be looked upon as fulfilled, or even nearly so, while so many of the "scholars" are etill in -the "lower classes."'The Now Teacher will, it is 'believed, harmonise the/world and point out the way of truth and" will dear the wav for the betterment of humanity. : The head of this order is a high-caste Indian, (Alcyone). ;.' Although etill. a mere youth in body ; (17 years of age), he; ie said to be a ; c-iage mind and to possess wonderful, powers. People are flocking from all parjis to see and hear him wherever he ; speaks. ; ;He is about to go to England, where lie will enter college at Oxford. . "',.,'• ' In connection with the Second Advent,: Mrs. Annie Desaht,- well'known in theosophical circles, recently uttered a remarkable prophecy. Besides the , coming of the Great Teacher, she foretold a new con-tin,er-t that is to arise from Pacific Ocean. Mythology has long : held that a sunken continent. Atlantis, lies in the Atlantic Ocean. According to Mrs.; Besant, one is in the Pacific, too, Lemuria by name. On thie continent is to start the regeneration of the. human race. :/ When this;stupendous evierifc'is to take place is not expressly stated, but the continent will presumably appear at' the- same time as the Teacher ;■